I love all of Megan Collins’ books but this one was particularly intriguing. While I know the particulars of most who-done-it’s from the beginning, I did not figure out the intricacies of “Cross My Heart” until the author wanted me to.

Read carefully. The many nuances of this novel will slip by you if you don’t. This is one of the best books I have read in years!


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This book was an interesting read. I was drawn into the story based on the fact that Rosie received a heart transplant. (I have a friend who has had 3 kidney transplants. So anything related to transplants always grabs my attention.) This one definitely has you feeling edge as you wonder the real story behind how the woman died whose heart was donated to Rosie. There are lots of twists and turns … some maybe a little over the top … and way too many characters you need to remember. An okay read, but I felt myself a little overwhelmed and not enjoying the book as much as I had hoped.

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A twisty masterpiece! One of the most fun and thrilling books I've read in awhile. Part twisty thriller, part feminist examination of why interesting girls fall crazy in love with less worthy guys, this book was about the great lengths some of us gals will go to for love. Rosie is a heart transplant recipient who falls in love with her donor's partner over e-mail and social media stalking -- and she busies herself trying to become the woman she thinks he wants her to be. But slowly she realizes that this bestselling author and local Lothario may not be the dreamboat she thinks he is. I loved Rosie's unique voice and her sometime craziness for love, coupled with her growing awareness that her quasi-stalking was unhealthy. This was also a great whodunit - I was surprised both by the murder and the person who did it. Sprinkle in some fun with unreliable narration and several killer twists and you have the recipe for a five-star read.

Wow, I really enjoyed this book! This was my first read by Megan Collins, and I can’t wait to read more of her work! I loved the Taylor Swift references and song titles. I had so many theories, but none of them were correct. I love when a book can surprise me!!

This book had me hooked from the very beginning! There were so many twists and turns that I honestly never knew where the story was headed. At first, I thought it was mainly about the connection forming between Rosie, the heart recipient, and the heart donor’s surviving husband — and I figured that was the whole story. But wow, I was so wrong! This book constantly kept me guessing and reminded me not to assume anything too soon. The suspense had me questioning everyone right up until the very end. I really enjoyed this one and can’t wait to check out more of the author’s previous work.

Thank you to NetGalley and Atria Books for this free advanced copy. I am leaving this review voluntarily.

A fun twisty, thriller that leaves you guessing and questioning what you read. I enjoyed this very much

Amazing story! Gripping ! Captivating! Thrilling! Rosie had a heart transplant and finds out who the donor was. She becomes obsessed with the donor’s husband and wants him for herself. She manages to correspond with him anonymously through DonorConnect who passes messages to them. But here is where the twists begin and there are many!
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Every time I thought I knew who done it, I was wrong (that might just be that I am terrible at predicting). This audiobook kept me hooked the entire time. The narrators did such an amazing job keeping the suspense. Rosie gets a heart transplant and is connected to her donor's husband through an anonymous forum thereafter. They develop quite a strong relationship through this forum and Rosie is able to figure out who her donor's husband is. In this, the press has speculated on the circumstances on how his wife became a donor, and Rosie gets caught up in the mystery of it all. Thank you to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for the gifted physical ARC and eARC. All opinions are my own.

I really enjoyed this twisty novel. Thank you so, so much to the author, publisher, and Netgalley for allowing me to read this title!

Blurb:
She has his wife’s heart; the one she wants is his.

Rosie Lachlan wants nothing more than to find The One.

A year after she was dumped in her wedding dress, she’s working at her parents’ bridal salon, anxious for a happy ending that can’t come soon enough. After receiving a life-saving heart transplant, Rosie knows her health is precious and precarious. She suspects her heart donor is Daphne Thorne, the wife of local celebrity author Morgan Thorne, who she begins messaging via an anonymous service called DonorConnect, ostensibly to learn more about Daphne. But Rosie has a secret: She’s convinced that now that she has his wife’s heart, she and Morgan are meant to be together.

As she and Morgan correspond, the pretense of avoiding personal details soon disappears, even if Rosie’s keeping some cards close to her chest. But as she digs deeper into Morgan’s previous marriage, she discovers disturbing rumors about the man she’s falling for. Could Morgan have had something to do with his late wife’s death? And can Rosie’s heart sustain another break—or is she next?

Catching up on some long-overdue reviews after surviving the absolute madness that is the end of the school year! 😅 If you’re not in the education world, it’s hard to truly grasp how chaotic those final weeks can be—report cards, classroom clean-up, field days, and all the emotional goodbyes. But now that things are slowing down, I’m finally diving back into my TBR and sharing my thoughts on some of the incredible reads I devoured during the mayhem.
Okay, book besties… buckle up, because this one was a WILD ride from page one! Megan Collins delivers a dark, twisty, totally original story that had me questioning EVERYTHING.
The premise? A heart transplant patient becomes romantically obsessed with her donor’s husband. YES, you read that right. It’s haunting, compulsive, and so unsettling in the most delicious way.
I was immediately hooked by the eerie vibes and layered characters. Everyone in this book is a little messy, a little mysterious, and 100% unforgettable. And the twists? Y’all, my jaw was on the FLOOR multiple times. Just when I thought I had it figured out… NOPE. Plot twist.
If you’re into morally gray characters, emotional obsession, and stories that blur the line between love and madness, this is your next must-read. Megan Collins knows how to keep readers in a chokehold until the very last page.
Highly recommend picking this one up—preferably when you have a whole day to binge it, because once you start, there’s no going back!

I loved this twisty and explosive mystery story!! I could NOT put it down, as I always feel with Megan Collins' books. She sure knows how to hook her readers. This one was so fun and exciting!

Thank Netgalley for this awesome book! This review is unbiased and my own.

This is the first book I’ve read by Megan Collins and it will not be the last. The plot of this interested me immediately. I liked Rosie, but she was a stalker?! Crazy! The characters were so unique and the twists all caught me off guard. Definitely recommend!

THIS is the energy I want and demand from psychological thrillers. “Cross My Heart” was a wild ride with heart (heh) and an excellent cast of supporting characters. The author’s efforts to tell readers the animals in the books remain unharmed was a huge deal for me. This was my first Megan Collins but it will not be my last.

I'm a sucker for a pretty cover so it caught my eye but then when I saw it was the newest from Megan Collins I just knew I had to read it!

I was captivated from the very first page. If you're in the mood for a fast paced, intriguing, crazy wild ride, run to your nearest book supplier and get yourself a copy of this twisty domestic thriller. If you can listen to it as an audiobook even better! I think this just might be my favourite yet from Megan Collins.

Thank you to NetGalley and Atria Books for providing a digital copy in return for an honest, unbiased review.

✨Cross My Heart by Megan Collins✨

Genre: Domestic Thriller
Pages: 306

📚She has his wife’s heart; the one she wants is his.

Rosie Lachlan wants nothing more than to find The One.

A year after she was dumped in her wedding dress, she’s working at her parents’ bridal salon, anxious for a happy ending that can’t come soon enough. After receiving a life-saving heart transplant, Rosie knows her health is precious and precarious. She suspects her heart donor is Daphne Thorne, the wife of local celebrity author Morgan Thorne, who she begins messaging via an anonymous service called DonorConnect, ostensibly to learn more about Daphne. But Rosie has a secret: She’s convinced that now that she has his wife’s heart, she and Morgan are meant to be together.

As she and Morgan correspond, the pretense of avoiding personal details soon disappears, even if Rosie’s keeping some cards close to her chest. But as she digs deeper into Morgan’s previous marriage, she discovers disturbing rumors about the man she’s falling for. Could Morgan have had something to do with his late wife’s death? And can Rosie’s heart sustain another break—or is she next?

📝This was such a unsettling and twisty read. It’s got all the elements of a slow burn mystery/thriller - unreliable narrator, misdirection, ominous atmosphere, quick pacing and a huge plot twist.

I loved that the book changed at the halfway point. It caught me by surprise and kept me reading! (No spoilers)

This book was great! I had no clue what was going to happen next and I loved it. I finished it in my hotel room on the first night of my work trip. The twists had me guessing the entire time who-dun-it. I could not figure it out. All of the characters were equally likable and unlikeable at the same time. I think this might be my favorite book for May!

The twists were out to play here and I liked that the good guys won at the end and the bad guys lost. My only criticism is a compliment in its own right: the antagonist was so cloyingly creepy that it was hard for me to read him in a positive light at any point in the book.

Cross My Heart had me hooked in the beginning but took some time to get through. It did have some good twists though!

Rating: 3 stars

This book was just fine. At times, I felt like the writing was a bit cheesy, and the main character was a bit annoying to me. I wished I enjoyed this buzzy thriller more, but I was able to guess some key plot points early on, which dragged the ending for me.

Overall, interesting concept but not for me!

This was another great book from this author. I was gripped by this by this book and read it in a few hours. This book has an unreliable narrator that has you questioning her and was happening in the book. I really enjoyed this one, and is perfect book to read on an afternoon when you want to get lost in a twisty book.